macro views

With the backdrop uncertain and challenging, we assess the investment opportunities.

With inflation showing signs of peaking and uncertainty over the path of monetary policy, how should investors respond?

CEO Euan Munro explores opportunities amid a changing structural backdrop and as market conditions have evolved dramatically.

We take stock of the current climate, assess the risks and explore areas of opportunity.

We consider how charity trustees can arrive at a sustainable spending or withdrawals policy for their endowment.

How can a different approach to equity investment seek out opportunities in a radically different market regime?

We explain what we would like to see from the participants at this year’s climate-change event in Egypt.

Paul Brain explains why now could be a good time for investors to look for opportunities in fixed…

Paul Markham outlines how geopolitics, energy prices and the possibility of recession are affecting equity markets.

Alison El-Araby and Sarah Dickson discuss inflation, the risk of recession and the implications for charity investors.

Our themes continue to evolve in line with the significant changes we are seeing across the globe.

Phil Shucksmith and Catherine Doyle explore climate change, COP 27 and the market outlook.

Widening geopolitical fault lines and monetary tightening provided an increasingly uncertain backdrop for investors during the third quarter.

Geopolitical tensions remained high and inflationary forces intensified during the second quarter. What are the implications for investors?

Learn about what has happened to income and the opportunities in charity portfolios

We examine the conditions that have led to increasingly high levels of inflation.

Hear equity CIO John Porter discuss investment opportunities within the US small and mid-cap sector.

Why deglobalisation and supply shortages are leading to greater government intervention.

Understand the three implications of the changing globalisation pattern for charity investors.

What has happened to income, and what are the challenges and opportunities facing charity investors now?

Using fixed income to help navigate a rising interest-rate environment.

How the Ukraine conflict could change the geopolitical and investment landscape.

Investors face heightened uncertainty from rising inflation, tighter monetary policy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The implications of Russia's new pariah status

We assess the possible investment implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Investors should be mindful of structural challenges posed to income generation as a result of rapid thematic change.

We discuss the outlook for UK equities.

We discuss the outlook for the precious metal.

Could the US election outcome and hopes of an imminent Covid-19 vaccine keep markets trending upwards?